New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-03-04
rARr1sAY Use OF FORCES.
TIE LAND oFTICE-HoYEsr SETTLERS OFT
RACED.

TIE LAND OFTICE-HONEsr SETTLERS OUT
RACED.
Sparks. william Andrew Jackson. general by
virtue military hat and ta-scl. "reace Democrat
80 Apr 90 Ir. 1. Stopped nnal acton all entries
public lands. except for cash or scrip. SO Coneres-
sonal Record, June o. page G,55o, in seven terri
tories. Colorado. Nevada and parts OF Minnesota
Kansas and Nebraska: also all timber AMI desert en-
tries First effect land scrip advanced from Sl3 10
Sl7 per acre, Washington parties known holding
5000 acres Orlcr stopped 10000 cntrc', accord
ing 10 Senator ingalls,, 80 June @, TT. . as uminG
every settler engaged In framlulent attempt TO plum
der Omitted Southern States: every Southern claim
ant treated honest every Western settler trcatcd
as rogue, 's6. Apr. 81, TT l. Land AMI loan com
panios refuse loans 10 struggling settler: tcrrih:
suffering in Western States, letters and memorials
SO. Record Juno 90, p. G.557. Statement showing
number entries found fraudulent SUPPRESSED go.
Record. June 90. y. G,557; Sparks wildly false In
asserting 90 per cent eptr1es fraudulent. Report In
1884 showed per cent appeared frrlulent upon
investigation Special agents employed. detectives
Liable 10 10 "leI-uadod by nch land robbers. naho
employment seem nccdful, manufacturing charge
against honest settlers not rich enough to "pcr-
suade them. SO. Aug. 10. Recoh p. o,5o5 Thou
sands OF entries set aside upon purely ex pate
hearings, faerint violation law. Decisions United
States Court, certificate cannot be set aside 10y land
department. 80. Juno CO. Record G5G0 Character
agents; Sparks set Colonel Ieyton 10 Colorado 10
l
not found any frauds Sparks crod out, "sent him
to find frauds ." Peyton replied "NOt consistent with
duty officer or honor "a gentleman TO make false
charges against settlers y" ignation accepted by
| Sparks. Owenby Of Colorado asked by SPARKS about
frauds; said know none; Sparks cried out. "Do not
know OF enormous frauds, having lived there twelve
ytarsl You arc not tho man want as special agent"
Then Owenby prepared statement asserting colo
RADIO honey cOInbed with fraud - appointed agent
forthwith and then declined. So May 81.
SPARKS IEpEALING LAWS.
august, 1855, Sparks revoked act OF Congress:
sent out rules PROHIBITING telling timber on mining
land for fuel smelling works, mot such use as con
! tempated by act June 3, 1915" This lmruicnt
order Issued without knowledge OF Secretary. Next
decided lands frauhulenty obtained by Atlantic and
| Pacific Hallway. attempted open them 10 settlement
| pending appeal to Secretary from decision This
seomei to wake up Mr.. Lamar. who revoked Sparks
orier regarding railroad land, 49, Nov 20 Tr o.
and issued circular that rules In reference Ia cutting
OF timber ISSUED inadvertently and without a,thori.
ty," IS, Nov 90, IT. .. Sparks ruled Communication
bOmcscids Illegal when person had previously taken
benefit rrccmpuon law: INTENDED to prohibit home
stealing by settler who had prcemption claim I'm
Concurrence with views which Inspired rnoye,n-n. In
Congress for repeal presumption law" So Nov on
Tr. 2; movement not having resulted in repeal
Sparks would repeal law himself Possibly L,norc
that and caused SPARKS to modify April ruling. sv.
pehding issue PATENT, but only where nights vert
IN fTtUI
where honestoaders had improved according 10 law
So Dec. d, r. 2 Mobilization made neatly useless
reporting titles In Territories ana new states Isr"ey
fraudulent frau Noy 49, IT, 2 detected great fraud
papcn"; bad been construed nearest reputable napcrs
SPARKS found some Democratic paper, had moi fc,i
CONSIDERED reputable which was fraud, 's5, April
20, IT |. opinion OK Commissioner WIIiamlton
Sparks three Or four from an iI,nt - ncc
! "a, IT, b, but he went on oppies-ing settlers and
getting flaming accounts about his virtue nr,n am IN
s0mo newspapers, until Secretary Lamar woLe un
again, April o. looo, and fatty revoked orIer ,,ap
in forco year in most Illuminating reUIc a en-,
tho orer Involved in common condempasi SAYING
and guilty. honest and dishonest" that h ho
the vigilance Of all agencies shows no snhs,an1i
evidence of fraud or wrong, honest claims snon 49,
DO delayed their consideration refused 80, MOI
lSsa by yS 5 therefore d he nGo NS
coed in tho regular orderly and lawful cons,rP no
and disposal of the claims suspended by on
obviously inspired by Sparks declared that aapr r
joclng OF land Jo1Gers becalise his order rcvcicd 40
Ap Win q p me tp as .a SSei az
officials in IT, and his beggar horseback s,yIe Of
exercising brsI au,horiy ioreblo expulsion Of
Tr. !. Proposed revocation act pr.vlous s"crS ~,
regarding survey; Lamar replied unless pr,ncini,
involved In chaos Present duties amnly svs ncao,'
without entering unnecessarily into inquiry as tn in,,
$50, May "a IT, A. Yet Secretary wbosp nn,
for commissioner was 30 expressed suffered him for
Northwest by lawlcss rulings 'oi' vi
"woRsE PLAGUE THAN GRAssHOpITRs
sparlss's order suspendlng all applIcat,on. un,.
preemption, desert timber act because r,nco had
been proposed In Congress, 80, Juno A. Tr . Com,
PEELED by Secretary TO revoke his own order re,,c,o,
three acts Of Congress. "n view OF scrio, ones,or
as to existence of legal authority ther,forp ,so
June 8. 1r Repcanng bin passed House 1sa IN
40 SO, June 8, IT. Q. and favorably reported senate
Juno 49, Ir. o. but in debate sparAss outrageaus